Category: Candid

Candid, people photography

Relaxing In The Early Sunshine

I find that the overall response of the autofocus to be much more responsive and accurate on the 20D compared to the 300D, and this is especially so on the Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens that I use. The lens used to hunt quite a fair bit while autofocusing on the 300D, but not so with the 20D. This was taken by the Lower Seletar Reservoir on Sunday… The 9-point focusing system was able to focus precisely on the areas I wanted without much fuss, letting me capture the cyclist in action. The image was processed using CaptureONE DSLR 3.6 LE with further adjustments and touchups in Photoshop.

In Conversation Amongst Chaos

My test of the 20D continues…

A visit to Chinatown last evening in search of pictures founds hordes of people thronging the streets in search of festive goodies for the upcoming Lunar New Year. One of my favourite techniques for photos in crowded places is to adopt a high angle to spot interesting pockets of activity. Coupled with a slow shutter speed setting, I love the way the moving crowd gets motion-blurred but yet with the main subject kept relatively sharp because of their relative lack of movement. And all this “special-effects” without ever the need to resort to Photoshop filters 🙂 It goes to say that the camera needs to be tripod-mounted and the shutter triggered with a remote/cable release (I just got my RS-80N3 for the 20D) to get the best results!

“I’m Not Impressed…”


I was going through my collection of pictures taken last year when I came across this one that was taken at the Kota Tinggi waterfalls during my trip to Desaru in August 2004. The kid “washing” his hair, seeming trying to impress his friend is the same one seen in “Woo Hoo…” and “Wheeeeeee…”. I thought the expression of his friend sitting next to him said it all: “I’m not impressed!”